An Empirical Study of Stalking Victimization

Author: Bjerregaard, Beth¹

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 15, Number 4, 2000 , pp. 389-406(18)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

This article empirically studies the phenomenon of stalking and its victims by utilizing a random sample of college students at a large public University. The study found that 25% of the women and 11% of the men had been stalked at some point in their lives and that six percent were currently being stalked. Additionally, the study found that the majority of stalking victims are women who are stalked by male offenders. The sample reported being stalked for an average of 347 days and having engaged in a variety of actions in response. A substantial number of victims reported being threatened by their stalkers. This threat was associated with higher levels of fear among the victims and a greater chance of physical attack by the stalkers, particularly for the female victims.

Document Type: Journal article

Affiliations: 1: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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